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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Inventors:
James Y. Chon, Irvine, CA (US);
Nathaniel Reyes, Santa Ana, CA (US);
John R. Underwood, Laguna Nigel, CA (US);
Ravi Durvasula, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00763 (2013.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61B 2090/304 (2016.02);
Abstract
A vitrectomy probe with a light emitting, visibly discrete traceable probe cap. The light emitting, visibly discrete character of the probe cap may aid a surgeon in tracing the end of a needle of the vitrectomy during a vitrectomy procedure. The probe cap may be of a biocompatible polymer accommodating phosphorescent pigment or of another suitable light source.